Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
A Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system collects, correlates, and analyzes log data from across your IT environment — servers, firewalls, endpoints, applications — to detect suspicious activity and security incidents. It's the central nervous system of your security monitoring, bringing together data from dozens of sources into one place where patterns and anomalies can be identified.
SIEMs enable you to meet audit logging and monitoring requirements by providing a centralized platform for log collection, retention, and analysis. Modern SIEMs include automated alerting, threat intelligence integration, and compliance reporting capabilities.
Why It Matters
CMMC requires audit logging, log review, and security monitoring. A SIEM is the most practical way to meet these requirements at scale, providing the centralized logging, correlation, and alerting capabilities that assessors expect to see.